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Azerbaijan: Committee of Ministers deplores absence of progress in execution of European Court’s judgments
The Committee of Ministers of the 47-nation Council of Europe exhorts the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately restore the rights of human rights activists and government critics, as required by the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Mammadli group of cases against...
Poland must adopt clear and effective procedures for women to access lawful abortion
The Committee of Ministers of the 47-nation Council of Europe has adopted an Interim Resolution (*) calling on Poland to adopt clear and effective procedures on steps women need to take to access lawful abortion. These procedures should ensure that no unnecessary requirements are imposed on...
Implementing ECHR judgments: Latest decisions from the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers
The latest case-by-case decisions on the implementation of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights have been published by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. The Committee adopted 40 decisions concerning 21 member states during the meeting, including 2 Interim...
Special Representative on Migration and Refugees to visit Turkey
The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG), Ambassador Drahoslav Štefánek, will visit Turkey from 15 to 26 March 2021. He will assess the current situation and developments since the last visit carried out by the former SRSG in 2016 concerning respect for...
Torture prevention committee calls on Malta to improve treatment of detained migrants
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, known as CPT, has published today a report on a rapid reaction ad hoc visit carried out in Malta, focussing on immigration detention, and the response of the Maltese government. The Committee...